The 72-year-old billionaire inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner just set a real-estate record in Singapore - and his new penthouse sits on the top floors of the city's tallest building
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Singapore-Bound Billionaire James Dyson Plans $3.6 Billion Move Into Batteries And Robotics After Electric Car Failure
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Billionaire James Dyson Confirms His Company Will Make An Initial Order Of 10,000 Ventilators In The U.K.
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Inventor Sir James Dyson helps plug skills gap with launch of new university | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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